Joel, exhausted from all the haggling takes a break on his invisible stool.

albatronMember

Posts: 2103From: Stuart, Florida, USARegistered: Jun 2000

posted 02-06-2011 06:49 PM
Thanks for sharing that Russ. I'm really gutted I wasn't able to make it having attended the 1st one at your wonderful house.

Russ StillMember

Posts: 522From: Atlanta, GA USARegistered: Nov 1999

posted 02-06-2011 06:53 PM
Yeah, you were missed, Al. But we all had a great time talking about you behind yer back!

stsmithvaMember

Posts: 1319From: Centreville, VA, USARegistered: Feb 2007

posted 02-06-2011 10:00 PM
Could you tell us what that substantial Mercury Redstone connector Joel has in a photo? And on one wall towards the top, what is that white lamp-shade like thing above a photo that might be the Mercury 7?

The light shade on the wall is from the LC-19 white room. See more details about it here.

There were some truly awesome items to be seen at Geeknik. Come join us next time.

Robert PearlmanEditor

Posts: 27327From: Houston, TXRegistered: Nov 1999

posted 02-06-2011 10:50 PM
Looks like it was a great time... brings back good memories!

KSCartistMember

Posts: 2488From: Titusville, FL USARegistered: Feb 2005

posted 02-07-2011 07:17 AM
Thanks for the photos Russ -

Glad everyone liked the patch.

albatronMember

Posts: 2103From: Stuart, Florida, USARegistered: Jun 2000

posted 02-07-2011 07:55 AM

quote:Originally posted by Russ Still:Yeah, you were missed, Al. But we all had a great time talking about you behind yer back!

AND eating KFC too I'm sure!

GilbertMember

Posts: 935From: Carrollton, GA USARegistered: Jan 2003

posted 02-07-2011 09:57 AM
What a great time! Thanks Russ, for organizing the event. Thanks Tim, for the patches. Thanks Jimmy, for the poster. Sorry Joel, for forgetting the one thing you and I had discussed for days.

It was great to see everyone.

Joel KatzowitzMember

Posts: 325From: Marietta GA USARegistered: Dec 1999

posted 02-07-2011 07:15 PM
Echoing all of the other comments, I had a great time at Russ's.

The big umbilical connector is one of my favorite artifacts. It's a 60-pin data plug that was affixed to one of the Redstone's fins on MR-1, otherwise known as the 4" flight. It was the first sub-orbital attempt for the Mercury-Redstone and it didn't quite workout out as planned. I've got a pretty nice presentation put together documenting the event. If anyone is interested I'll be happy to email you the PDF file.

Thanks for posting the photos Russ, by the way how many pounds does the camera add?

We certainly missed some of the other grizzled veterans including Robert and Al. Hopefully next time...

MCroft04Member

Posts: 1219From: Smithfield, Me, USARegistered: Mar 2005

posted 02-07-2011 09:19 PM

quote:Originally posted by Joel Katzowitz:If anyone is interested I'll be happy to email you the PDF file.

I'd love to see the pdf. Please email me.

Mr MeekMember

Posts: 348From: Chattanooga, TNRegistered: Dec 2007

posted 02-08-2011 11:03 AM
Ah, I wish I hadn't been so out of the loop lately, I would've loved to have taken a day trip down to Atlanta to hang with a bunch of cS'ers! Oh well, maybe next time. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun.